>The whole notion that the Sysops are "monitoring" the situation. IMO, the sysops here serve no useful purpose.

You didn't address the question regarding your past condemnation of Sysop interaction as it relates to the views you are expressing here...

>Worse yet, you have sysops guilty of the violating the rules they are supposed to be enforcing...

I can't speak for the actions of other Sysops.